God Emperor

Seal the passage between the netherworld and Kunlun’s Field? All the Monks present froze, thinking that they’d heard incorrectly.

Cao Feng and Cao Gu, and even the soldiers of the Leopard Army, were all shocked. Some of them even scoffed, thinking that Zhang Ruochen was speaking nonsense.

The Saints of the Ministry of War, Earth God Temple, Way of Confucius, Ministry of Divinity and even the heads of the Ministry of War and Earth God Temple had come personally to the Tomb Forest. They’d investigated the Corpse River. But even with their advanced cultivations, they were still powerless. Zhang Ruochen was only in the Fish-Dragon Realm. How did he dare to claim that he could seal Corpse River?

“Haha! Zhang Ruochen, do you think that you’re the Thousand-bone Empress? With your cultivation, any old Ghost King could kill you.”

“That’s hilarious. Even the Minister couldn’t do that. How can a youngster like you claim that you can do it?”

…

No one believed Zhang Ruochen. Annoyed, Wan Ji urged, “Cao Feng, Cao Gu, no need to keep talking. Capture him.”

Cao Feng and Cao Gu wiped their smiles away. Their armor rustled and palm-sized metal sheets covered their bodies completely. Not a sliver of skin showed.

The two flew down from their fire leopards. Striking with a beam of Holy Qi, the saintly chain on the ground curled up towards Zhang Ruochen.

At that moment, two figures shot out. They were Bu Qianfan and Shi Ren.

Bu Qianfan bent his legs. He swung his halberd horizontally, hitting Cao Feng’s chest. With a boom, Cao Feng was injured gravely. He flew back and landed amongst the Leopard Army.

Shi Ren cast three lightning runes in a row. They landed on Cao Gu’s armor. Then he pointed forward and whispered, “Break.”

The three runes exploded at once. With three roars of thunder, dozens of purple lightning bolts shot out, sending Cao Gu into the ground.

However, Cao Feng and Cao Gu were top fighters. They weren’t actually that badly injured and they quickly recovered.

“Bu Qianfan, what are you doing?” Wan Ji’s voice, clearly furious, came from a war chariot. “Are you betraying the Ministry of War?”

Bu Qianfan shook his arm and stuck the halberd into the ground before him. “Sir Wan Ji,” he said, standing his ground. “Why are you so angry? I grew up in the army and will never betray the Ministry of War. However, since Zhang Ruochen said he could seal the passage between the netherworld and Kunlun’s Field, we should give him a chance.”

Cao Feng’s anger erupted. His eyes were practically spitting flames. “How can someone who doesn’t even have a saint soul do that? Bu Qianfan, I think you just want to help Zhang Ruochen escape.”

Eyes sharp, Bu Qianfan met Cao Feng’s stare. “What if he succeeded?”

“Psh!” Cao Feng scoffed. “If he really can do it, I’ll prostrate myself on the ground and kowtow to him three times.”

Bu Qianfan didn’t know about the stone rune that the Thousand-bone Empress had left behind, but he was familiar with Zhang Ruochen. Since Zhang Ruochen said he could do it, then he definitely could.

“Alright! You better not take back your word,” Bu Qianfan said.

How could Zhang Ruochen do something that even the minister of the Ministry of War had failed to do?

Cao Feng obviously didn’t trust Zhang Ruochen. He walked towards Wan Ji’s war chariot. Bowing, he murmured, “Sir, shall we give Zhang Ruochen a chance? If he doesn’t succeed, we can also take Bu Qianfan down. Then you’ll have one less competitor in the Ministry of War.”

A moment later, Wan Ji made his decision. “In that case, I’ll give you two hours,” he ordered. “If you can’t seal the passage in that time, I’ll repress both you and Bu Qianfan.

The 30,000 soldiers of the Leopard Army quickly went into place, forming a Star and Moon Formation at the bank of Corpse River. They surrounded Zhang Ruochen, Bu Qianfan, Shi Ren, and Mu Lingxi so they couldn’t escape.

The soldiers of the Leopard Army were all elites. Plus, there were some strong cultivators in the Fish-Dragon Realm. The army was incredibly powerful and could repress countless Saints.

“Thank you.” Zhang Ruochen glanced at Bu Qianfan and Shi Ren in gratitude.

It was uncommon for them to trust Zhang Ruochen so much, even in the current situation. In this case, Zhang Ruochen couldn’t let them down.

Zhang Ruochen walked calmly to the side of Corpse River. The Holy Qi within him started turning quickly.

The next moment, light shone from between his eyebrows. The Universe Spiritual Map flew out. It hovered above Corpse River and opened slowly.

Next, powerful Holy Qi surged from the scroll, transforming into a blue cloud. A blue stone tablet rose out of the cloud, falling into the river.

Kaboom.

Just then, there was a booming sound. The entire Corpse River seemed to start boiling. The water rolled, forming huge waves that were meters tall.

The stone tablet was at the heart of the waves. Ancient runes appeared on the surface. The tablet expanded quickly as well. It soon became hundreds of meters tall and stood in the center of the river like a cliff.

Boom, boom.

The dead souls in the river all cried out in pain. Their souls scattered in an instant, transforming into strands of Ghost Qi.

Everyone on the riverbank was floored, including Bu Qianfan and Shi Ren.

Cao Feng’s expression was one of incredible discomfort. He would have never guessed that Zhang Ruochen could do this. Could the stone tablet really suppress the Corpse River and cut off the connection between the two worlds?

If Zhang Ruochen could do this, he would have accomplished something great. If the imperial court still wanted to arrest him, the people would protest.

Gradually, the place calmed down.

Standing on the bank, everyone could see that the dead souls of the netherworld had all retreated. They couldn’t step into the Corpse River anymore.

“Oh my! Zhang Ruochen really did repress the Corpse River! How did he do that?”

“Great! As long as the dead souls of the netherworld can no longer enter Kunlun’s Field, the Ministry of War can quickly suppress the dead souls in the Eastern Region.”

“The stone tablet is a very powerful stone rune. It might have been created by some great human emperor specifically to repress the dead souls in the netherworld.

…

While everyone was discussing animatedly, Mu Lingxi glanced over at Cao Feng. Chuckling, she said, “I think I remember that someone looks up to Zhang Ruochen a lot and wants to kowtow to him three times?”

Cao Feng gritted his teeth. Veins bulged all over his body. He was humiliated and just wished he could disappear.

“Sir Cao Feng is a king of the lower region and leads the Leopard Army,” Bu Qianfan said coldly. “Naturally, he will keep his word.”

In the distance, Wan Ji walked out of his war chariot. Hands behind his back, his eyes seemed extremely deep. His entire being radiated with battle and murderous intent. “Cao Feng, Cao Gu, what are you waiting for? Arrest Zhang Ruochen, the wanted criminal of the imperial court.”

Cao Feng knew that Wan Ji was helping him. He was immediately relieved. Eyes turning cold, he released all his power and attacked Zhang Ruochen.

“Furious Wind Strike.”

He waved his arm and all the Holy Qi within him flew out of his hand, transforming into thousands of wind blades.

But before Wan Ji had uttered the command, Zhang Ruochen brought Mu Lingxi, Blackie, and the demon rat toward Corpse River. They disappeared amongst the ghostly Qi.

“Killing Command.”

Wan Ji put his hands together. Thick Holy Qi filled a radius of hundreds of meters, forcing Bu Qianfan and Shi Ren back. A golden saint decree flew out from Wan Ji’s hands. It streaked toward the Corpse River.

Boom!

With the Killing Command, the Corpse River’s water caved in. The black ghostly fog above it dissipated. However, Zhang Ruochen had long since disappeared. The Killing Command was powerful, but it still couldn’t hurt him.

“Damn.”

Wan Ji bent his fingers, calling back the saint decree with an angry shake of his arm. Zhang Ruochen had escaped from right before his eyes. This made him furious.

“Wan Ji’s cultivation is so powerful and horrifying.” Bu Qianfan half-knelt on the ground. He clutched his chest in pain and spat out some blood.

Shi Ren had also been attacked by Wan Ji’s Holy Qi and was more heavily injured. However, he’d still put two runes on his legs and used the wind to escape at the first moment.

Wan Ji ignored Bu Qianfan and Shi Ren. “Everyone, listen,” he ordered again. “Search for traces of Zhang Ruochen along the bank. Once you find him, notify me immediately. Anyone who can provide useful information will be rewarded 100,000 spirit crystals.”

The 30,000 Leopard Army soldiers split into two groups. They rushed upstream and downstream to search for Zhang Ruochen.

The Corpse River was very long. No one knew how many miles it extended for.

Around 12,000 miles upstream, Zhang Ruochen and Mu Lingxi climbed onto the bank again. Without stopping, they left the Tomb Forest and hurried towards the Yin and Yang Sect.